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Model Insurance Village (MIV)

In News Recently, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has come out with the concept of model insurance villages to offer comprehensive insurance protection in rural areas. Rationale Behind The Move According to the Economic Survey for 2020-21, India’s insurance penetration, which was at 2.71% in 2001, has steadily increased to 3.76% […]

RBI Steps In To Ease COVID-­19 Burden

In News  Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a series of measures to support the nation’s fight against the second wave of COVID-19 infections. Major Highlights Of Recent Steps  Term Liquidity Facility RBI announced a Term Liquidity Facility of ?50,000 crores with the tenor of up to three years, at the repo rate […]

Maratha Quota Law Unconstitutional: SC

In News Recently, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has unanimously declared Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act, 2018 unconstitutional. Reservation in Maharashtra The Maharashtra State Reservation (of Seats for Admission in Educational Institutions in the State and for Appointments to the Posts in the Public Services […]

The Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Page No.                          Headlines                Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1   Election Commission divided: One EC objects to panel asking court for gag order on media (Constitutional Bodies  ) About Election […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 1 Govt. gives nod for 5G trials; Chinese tech giants left out (Science and Technology) What is 5G technology? What are the benefits, concerns and status of development in India? GS 2 6 A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas (Health […]

Facts in News

Facts in News R21/Matrix M The new vaccine candidate, called R21/Matrix M, is a modified version of RTS, S. RTS, S is another candidate against malaria that has been in development for more than 30 years ago. It is the first, and the only, vaccine to reduce malaria in children. But it is not highly […]

Biomedical Waste

In Context  The surge in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi led to an increase in the quantum of sanitary and biomedical waste. Bio-medical Waste It is the waste generated during the research testing, diagnosis, treatment, immunization or any other medical procedure of human beings or animals. Major Concerns  Covid-19 waste generated last […]

Slow Rise in Production: PMI

In News According to a recent survey, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) results for April 2021 showed a slowdown in rates of growth for new orders and output, both of which eased to eight-month lows amid the intensification of the Covid-19 crisis. Major Highlights The seasonally adjusted India Manufacturing PMI was at 55.5 in April, […]

PLI scheme for IT Hardware

In News  Recently, Some companies have applied to avail the benefits of the government’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing IT hardware in India. PLI for IT Hardware It was notified on 03.03.2021.  The PLI Scheme extends an incentive of 4% to 2% and 1% on net incremental sales (over the base year of FY […]

COVID-19: India’s Leading Cause Of Deaths

In News According to the recent estimates by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged as the biggest cause of death in India. Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research centre at the University of Washington, US About India has recorded more than […]

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